Even though organizations know about the importance of data breach preparedness with 86% of companies having a data breach response plan in 2016 versus 61% in 2013, a recent study by the Ponemon Institute shows that they’re far from implementing their plans in a way that helps them weather the storm if breach happens.
Last week at Black Hat, Las Vegas, a lot of important cybersecurity topics came about. One that is worth mentioning is how organizations can’t stop spending on cybersecurity in favor of cyber-insurance. It makes sense to security pros…
When looking at the recently released 2016 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Analysis conducted by the Ponemon Institute, the takeaways for businesses are more than only the information on data breach cost changes and their impact on businesses. One of those additional pieces of information include data breach cost megatrends…
The recently released annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) provides quite a bit of insights into the state of security and why breaches take place. Business executives and IT security leaders, should especially note those areas where improvements can be made.
An increase in ransomware attacks and recent industry studies keep pointing to how important it is for the healthcare industry to really be on board with cybersecurity. A challenge to getting on track with a proactive security approach is the hospital boards’ grasp of the notion that cybersecurity really isn’t only an IT issue…